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Zimbabwe Election Resource Centre Trust v. Zimbabwe Electoral Commission

Question Presented
Whether the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission must furnish voter rolls under the Zimbabwe Constitution.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Vote Form Irregularities
  • Vote Verification and Transmission
Country
Zimbabwe
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Jun 6, 2018
Judgment

Zdanoka v. Latvia

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Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Regional Jurisprudence
  • Violation of an International Treaty
Language
  • English
Resources

Zambrano Castro v. National Electoral Council

Question Presented
Whether the rejection of an applicant’s mayoral candidacy should be overturned because he initiated a lawsuit to revoke disciplinary sanctions against him, thereby potentially qualifying him for a “pending lawsuit” exception as outlined in Article 100, Paragraph 8 of the General Code of Procedure.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Candidate Registration
  • Civil Procedure
Country
Colombia
Language of Decision
  • Spanish
Date of decision
Oct 29, 2020
Judgment

Yusuf v. INEC

Question Presented
Whether the respondent was not duly elected in the election and the re-run of the election.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Civil Procedure
  • Disputing Results
Country
Nigeria
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Jan 20, 2020
Judgment

Yushchenko vs CEC

Legal Issue(s)
  • Disputing Results
  • Electoral Integrity
Country
Ukraine
Language of Decision
  • Ukrainian
Date of decision
Dec 3, 2004
Judgment

Yumak & Sadak v. Turkey

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Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Legal Frameworks
  • Regional Jurisprudence
Language
  • English
  • French
Resources

Yang v. Kellner

Question Presented
Whether removal of the candidates from the primary ballots after the termination of their campaign violates the voter’s right to elect the candidate of their choosing.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Candidate Registration
  • Elections as a Fundamental Right
Country
United States of America
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
May 5, 2020
Judgment

Wong Souk Yee v. Attorney General

Question Presented
Whether the Prime Minister had a duty to fill the vacancy in a Group Representation Constituency.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Electoral Integrity
  • EMB Independence
Country
Singapore
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Apr 10, 2019
Judgment

Wisconsin Legislature v. Evers (state Supreme Court Decision, please see United States Supreme Court order on the application for stay)

Question Presented
Whether the Governor may suspend election laws two days before the election?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Accessibility
  • Electoral Integrity
  • Health Concerns & Election Administration
Country
United States of America
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Apr 6, 2020
Judgment

Winnemucca v. United States

Question Presented
Whether the election of the Council Chairman and the Bureau of Indian Affairs’s nonrecognition of the new government is reviewable by the courts.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Civil Procedure
  • Disputing Results
  • Indigenous Persons
Country
United States of America
Language of Decision
  • English
Judgment

When Are Elections Good Enough? Validating or Annulling Election Results

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Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Election Annulments
Language
  • English
Resources

When Are Elections Good Enough? Validating or Annulling Election Results

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Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Election Annulments
Language
  • English
Resources

Western Native Voice v. Stapleton

Question Presented
Whether the Ballot Interference Prevention Act violates the Plaintiff’s right to vote, right to free speech, right to association, and due process.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Elections as a Fundamental Right
  • Indigenous Persons
  • Vote Verification and Transmission
Country
United States of America
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Sep 25, 2020
Judgment

Wendenberg v. Netherlands

Question Presented
Whether an electoral bribe must be for the amount promised in order to be a criminal offense.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Criminal Procedure
  • Electoral Integrity
Country
Netherlands
Language of Decision
  • Dutch
Date of decision
Apr 9, 2019
Judgment

Wale v. Attorney-General

Question Presented
(1) Whether an unregistered party is considered a “non-contesting party” and is thus prohibited from forming a coalition with registered parties or independent groups in Parliament. (2) Whether the party registration requirement under the Political Party law to prove a certain number of registered voters support the formation of a party interferes with the voluntary nature of political parties and is a violation of the constitutional rights to freedom of association and assembly?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Freedom of association and assembly
  • Party Registration
  • Voters' Rights
Country
Solomon Islands
Date of decision
Nov 14, 2014
Judgment

VerfGH Thuringia, 07/15/2020 - VerfGH 2/20

Question Presented
Is a gender quota statute constitutional?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Gender
  • Quotas
Country
Germany
Language of Decision
  • German
Date of decision
Jul 15, 2020
Judgment

VerfGBbg, judgment of 23. October 2020 - VfGBbg 55/19

Question Presented
Whether the gender quota under the Parity Act is constitutional
Legal Issue(s)
  • Gender
  • Quotas
Country
Germany
Language of Decision
  • German
Date of decision
Oct 23, 2020
Judgment

VerfGBbg, judgment of 23 October 2020 - VfGBbg 9/19

Question Presented
Are gender quotas constitutional?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Gender
  • Quotas
Country
Germany
Language of Decision
  • German
Date of decision
Oct 23, 2020
Judgment

Ventose v. Chief Electoral Officer

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Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Legal Frameworks
  • Regional Jurisprudence
Language
  • English
Resources

Uzodinma v. Ihedioha

Question Presented
Whether the votes administered on incorrect ballots were improperly considered void. Whether the Governor failed to ascertain a majority vote based upon those results.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Disputing Results
  • Electoral Administration Irregularities
  • Electoral Integrity
Country
Nigeria
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Jan 14, 2020
Judgment

US v. Philadelphia

Question Presented
Did the city of Philadelphia's polling sites comply with the ADA and other guidelines to ensure accessible polling places?
Legal Issue(s)
  • Accessibility
Country
United States of America
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Apr 16, 2009
Judgment

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

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Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • International Treaty
Language
  • English
Resources

Union NSW v. New South Wales

Question Presented
Whether Election Code s 96D, and 95G6 are inconsistent with the Australia Constitution.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Campaign Finance
Country
Australia
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Dec 13, 2013
Judgment

Unfair Advantage: The Abuse of State Resources in Elections

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Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Abuse of State Resources (ASR)
Language
  • English
Resources

Trump for President, Inc. v. Boockvar

Question Presented
Whether it violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Constitution for Pennsylvania to give counties the discretion to adopt "notice and cure" policies (to provide notice to voters whose mail-in ballots were procedurally defective and an opportunity to cure their ballots).
Legal Issue(s)
  • Civil Procedure
  • Disputing Results
Country
United States of America
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Nov 21, 2020
Judgment

Together for the Change Without Formalizing Candidacies

Question Presented
Whether the when there is a vacancy in the candidate list and a legal framework for alternating candidate gender on the ballot, the substitute must be of the same gender as the deceased.
Legal Issue(s)
  • Candidate Registration
  • Gender
Country
Argentina
Language of Decision
  • Spanish
Date of decision
Nov 12, 2019
Judgment

Timba v. Electoral Commission

Legal Issue(s)
  • Civil Procedure
  • Disputing Results
Country
Zimbabwe
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Jan 9, 2014
Judgment

Thompson v. Hebdon

Question Presented
Whether Alaska's $500 contribution limit violates the Fourteenth Amendment
Legal Issue(s)
  • Campaign Finance
Country
United States of America
Language of Decision
  • English
Date of decision
Nov 25, 2019
Judgment

The Right to Participate in the Government of One's Country in the Context of an Election Held During a Public Health Emergency or a Pandemic, Such as the COVID-19 Crisis, No. 001/2020, Advisory Opinion, African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights [Afr. Ct. H.P.R.] (July 16, 2021).

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Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • COVID-19 (Postponement and Accessibility)
Language
  • English
Resources

The Resolution of Election Disputes: Legal Principles That Control Election Challenges

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Legal Issue and/or Topic
  • Election Dispute Resolution
Language
  • English
Resources

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